US 12,333,895 B2
Systems and methods for evaluating a jackpot using a value cap
Rajneesh Sharma, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Assigned to Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Jun. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/341,556.
Application 18/341,556 is a continuation of application No. 17/748,126, filed on May 19, 2022, granted, now 11,734,998.
Application 17/748,126 is a continuation of application No. 16/833,003, filed on Mar. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,361,618, issued on Jun. 14, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/955,592, filed on Dec. 31, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0351844 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G06F 7/58 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3227 (2013.01) [G06F 7/588 (2013.01); G07F 17/3204 (2013.01); G07F 17/3232 (2013.01); G07F 17/3258 (2013.01); G07F 17/3262 (2013.01); G07F 17/3267 (2013.01); G07F 17/3269 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gaming system comprising a processor and a memory, the processor in communication with a plurality of gaming devices and a display device, wherein the processor is configured to execute instructions stored in the memory which when executed, cause the processor to at least:
store, in the memory, a value of a jackpot, wherein the value of the jackpot is increased in response to game instances at the plurality of gaming devices;
provide content configured to cause the display device to display a user interface including a value cap parameter field;
receive a selection of value cap parameters including a minimum value and a maximum value through the value cap parameter field, the minimum value and the maximum value defining a value cap range;
select a value cap from within the value cap range using a random number generator (RNG);
monitor gameplay at the plurality of gaming devices to determine that the jackpot has not yet been awarded;
determine, in response to a game instance, that the selected value cap is met; and
credit, in response to the determination that the jackpot has not yet been awarded and the determination that the selected value cap is met, the value of the jackpot to a player credit balance.